Yanks may have to go without Irish butter and whiskey due to Orange Man (bad)

1. 2019-10-05 at 5:30 PM UTC

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   Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Dark Matter [my scoffingly uncritical tinning]

   Under WTO rules, the White House chose to slap tariffs on a huge range of products worth $7.5bn (€6.8bn) made in the EU, including British sweaters, French wine, and cheese from across the continent, as well as Irish dairy and whiskeys.
   
   For Ireland, sanctions on Irish dairy products featured high on the list and will hit hard because the bulk of all EU butter exports to the US are from Ireland.
   
   “Ireland will be one the biggest losers from a dairy perspective, as the US is one of our top export markets. Irish dairy exports to the US were worth over €250m in 2018," said Peter Fleming at the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society, or ICOS.
   
   "The vast majority of these exports were of butter and cheddar cheese, both of which will be subject to this additional higher tariffs," he said.

   
   https://www.breakingnews.ie/business/trump-takes-aim-at-kerrygold-and-whiskey-in-tariffs-extending-to-250m-in-irish-dairy-exports-to-us-954784.html
   
   The 25% tariff will also apply on French wine.
   
   How can Americans even survive?
2. 2019-10-05 at 5:35 PM UTC

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   GAAAAALM African Astronaut
   Trump's tariffs are killing America.
   
   France is literally going to impose sanctions on us
   
   https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.euronews.com/amp/2019/10/03/france-vows-sanctions-if-us-goes-ahead-with-planned-eu-tariffs
3. 2019-10-05 at 5:48 PM UTC

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   Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Dark Matter [my scoffingly uncritical tinning]
   Anyway this is a topical forum, and this thread is all about how shitty American "food" (goyfeed) is compared to European food.
   
   Anyone else love Irish butter?
   
   French red wine is by far the best, but I prefer an Italian if I'm going white.
   
   And Czech beer. Superb.
4. 2019-10-05 at 5:57 PM UTC

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   Sophie Pedophile Tech Support
   It would be funny if every country on the planet started dumping their dollars back into the American economy.
5. 2019-10-05 at 6:33 PM UTC

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   vindicktive vinny Black Hole

   Originally posted by Sophie It would be funny if every country on the planet started dumping their dollars back into the American economy.

   
   how ?
6. 2019-10-05 at 6:56 PM UTC

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   Sophie Pedophile Tech Support

   Originally posted by vindicktive vinny how ?

   
   It's complicated.